Αγγλικά

profession

gb/pɹəfˈɛʃən/ us/pɹəfˈɛʃən/
B1 Αγγλικά
~ 2300
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό B1 entity
1

a skilled paid occupation

A kind of job that needs special training or education.

Μοτίβο χρήσης: [someone]'s profession
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'profession' with 'job'. A 'profession' usually requires training and formal qualifications, while a 'job' can be any paid work.
Συνώνυμα
occupation (More general; can refer to any job, not necessarily requiring special training) | career (Emphasizes long-term progression in a chosen field)
Αντώνυμα
hobby (An activity done for pleasure and not for pay)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
enter a profession |choose a profession |medical profession |teaching profession |professional standards
Θέματα
work |education |business
Παραδείγματα
  • She entered the legal profession after graduating from law school.
  • Teaching is a rewarding profession.
  • The medical profession has been under great pressure during the pandemic.
  • He chose engineering as his profession.
  • Many professions require continuing education.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
  • My father works in the teaching profession.
  • She wants to join the medical profession.
  • Being a doctor is a difficult profession.
  • Law is his profession.
  • I want a profession that helps people.
Ουσιαστικό formal B2 action
2

a public statement of belief or intent

An open and clear statement about what you believe or plan to do.

Μοτίβο χρήσης: profession of [belief/faith/love]
Συνώνυμα
declaration (Neutral; applies to any formal announcement) | avowal (Formal and often emotional statement of belief)
Αντώνυμα
denial (A statement that something is not true or that you do not believe it)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
profession of faith |profession of love |public profession
Θέματα
communication |religion |core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
  • His sudden profession of love surprised her.
  • The ceremony included a public profession of faith.
  • Despite his profession of loyalty, he betrayed the cause.
  • She made a heartfelt profession of support for the policy.
  • The politician's profession of honesty was met with skepticism.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
  • He made a public profession of love.
  • The man gave a profession of faith at church.
  • Her profession of friendship was sincere.
  • They listened to his profession of loyalty.
  • I do not believe his profession of kindness.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
profession
IPA
GB/pɹəfˈɛʃən/
US/pɹəfˈɛʃən/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
pro - fes - sion (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fes)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
  • Base: profession
  • Plural: profession, professions
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
professions noun
Core family
professional adjective B1 professionally adverb B1
Related words
professionalism noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unprofessional adjective unprofessionally adverb amateur noun B1
Advanced or less common
professionalize verb professionalization noun
Εκφράσεις

enter a profession

1
/ˈɛntɚ ə pɹəfˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase

start working in a skilled job field

To start doing a type of skilled job that needs training or education.

Παραδείγματα
  • After years of study, she entered the medical profession.
  • He plans to enter the teaching profession next year.

profession of faith

1
/pɹəfˈɛʃən əv fˈeɪθ/
fixed phrase formal

formal statement of religious belief

A formal and public saying that you believe in a religion.

Παραδείγματα
  • The priest led the congregation in a profession of faith.
  • He made his profession of faith before being baptized.

the medical profession

1
/ðə mˈɛdɪkəl pɹəfˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase

group of people working in medicine

All doctors and other people who work in medicine as their job.

Παραδείγματα
  • The medical profession has called for more funding for hospitals.
  • The conference brought together members of the medical profession.

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